Dear v. Cain

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN DIVISION GREGORY J DEAR, #39773 PETITIONER V. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:24-CV-450-KHJ-ASH BURL CAIN AND LYNN FITCH RESPONDENTS REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Pro se Petitioner Gregory J. Dear filed this

28 U.S.C. § 2254

habeas petition challenging his 2005 state narcotics convictions. Respondents Burl Cain and Lynn Fitch moved to dismiss Dear’s petition. Mot. [8]. As explained below, the undersigned recommends that the Court grant Respondents’ motion to dismiss. I. Facts and Procedural History In 2003, a Rankin County grand jury handed…